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DRUG USE
Table 14. Substance Abuse among Probationers, State Prison Inmates, and Federal Prison Inmates
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Number
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Ever
Used
(%)
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Used Regularly (%)*
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Used Month Prior to Offense (%)
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Used at Time of Offense (%)
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Probation (1995)1
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2,065,896
|
69.4
|
43.4
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31.8
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13.5
|
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State prison
inmates (1997)2
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1,059,607
|
83.0
|
69.6
|
56.5
|
32.6
|
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Federal prison
inmates (1997)2
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88,018
|
72.9
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57.3
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44.8
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22.4
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Jail inmates
(1998)3**
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417,000
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70.3
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65.5
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55.0
|
35.6
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*Regular use defined as once a week or more for at least a month.
1Substance Abuse of Adults on Probation, 1995 (March 1998).
2Substance Abuse Among State and Federal Prisoners, 1997 (December 1998).
3Drug Use, Testing, and Treatment in Jails, 1998 (May 2000).
**Note: Includes convicted and non-convicted inmates. Other figures include convicted jail inmates only. Based on personal interviews.
Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice, 1995 Survey of Adults on Probation and 1997 Survey on Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities.
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